Club Brugge KV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Jupiler League 2025-26 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Jupiler Pro League · 2025-26

Club Brugge KV

5 – 0

Full Time

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Sun 17 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Hans Vanaken 31' 1–0

Joaquin Seys 38' 2–0

Hans Vanaken 45+1' 3–0

Christos Tzolis 87' 4–0

Carlos Forbs 90+5' 5–0

Y 17' Ross Sykes

Christos Tzolis 43' Y

Y 67' Christian Burgess

Overview

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Club Brugge KV vs Royale Union Saint-Gilloise — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Club Brugge KV 7 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lothar D'Hondt
Assistant 1 Romain Devillers
Assistant 2 Nico Claes (Belgium)

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	7	19
2	KAA Gent	7	19
3	Club Brugge KV	7	18
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	7	18
5	RSC Anderlecht	7	13
6	SV Zulte-Waregem	7	11
7	Royal Standard de Liège	7	11
8	KVC Westerlo	7	10
9	KRC Genk	7	9
10	SK Beveren	7	9
11	K. Sint-Truidense VV	7	8
12	Lommel SK	7	8
13	Royal Antwerp FC	7	7
14	UR La Louvière Centre	7	4
15	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	7	4
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	7	3
17	KV Mechelen	7	3
18	KV Kortrijk	7	3

Head-to-Head

Club Brugge KV 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV 2026-02-01 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1–0 Club Brugge KV 2025-10-05 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2025-04-27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 Club Brugge KV

Recent Form

Club Brugge KV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	5–0	W
09 May	K. Sint-Truidense VV	H	2–0	W
03 May	RSC Anderlecht	A	3–1	W
26 Apr	KAA Gent	A	2–0	W
22 Apr	KV Mechelen	H	6–1	W
19 Apr	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	A	1–2	L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Club Brugge KV	A	0–5	L
10 May	KV Mechelen	H	3–0	W
02 May	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	1–2	L
26 Apr	RSC Anderlecht	A	3–1	W
22 Apr	KAA Gent	H	0–0	D
19 Apr	Club Brugge KV	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Club Brugge KV		Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
#3	Position	#1
18	Points	19
7	Played	7
6 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 0
15	Scored	21
3	Conceded	3
+12	GD	+18
2.57	PPG	2.71
86%	Win %	86%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

71% Clean Sheets
Club Brugge KV this season

71% Clean Sheets
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise this season

Club Brugge KV are 3rd (18 pts). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Club Brugge KV

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/–

76+

6/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Club Brugge KV

Hugo Vetlesen	3 G
Nicolo Tresoldi	3 G
Carlos Forbs	2 G	3 A
Brandon Mechele	2 G
Mamadou Diakhon	1 G	2 A

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Raul Florucz	4 G
Relebohile Mofokeng	3 G	1 A
Besfort Zeneli	2 G	4 A
Mateo Biondic	2 G	4 A
Guilherme Carvalho	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Club Brugge KV is hosting Royale Union Saint-Gilloise for another epic battle.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Club Brugge KV started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Ross Sykes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' Club Brugge KV are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Christian Burgess suffering a number of foals already.
31' A goal from the Belgium international Hans Vanaken! He fires home on 31 to make it 1-0!
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' GOAL! Joaquin Seys fires home to make it 2-0!
43' Christos Tzolis picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Brilliant from the ! Hans Vanaken makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 45.
51' Kevin Mac Allister has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
56' Kamiel Van De Perre is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise tonight.
61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' Royale Union Saint-Gilloise player sees a card in front of him.
72' Club Brugge KV is showing some good football. However, Club Brugge KV are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Club Brugge KV and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
87' The deadlock is broken! Christos Tzolis gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
90' A goal from the Argentina international Kevin Mac Allister! He fires home on 90 to make it 4-1!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Club Brugge KV to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Club Brugge KV Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Leko

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Hubert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hans Vanaken	4
Andreas Skov Olsen	3
Brandon Mechele	2
Franjo Ivanovic	2
Mohammed Amoura	2
Gustaf Nilsson	1
Loic Lapoussin	1
Hugo Vetlesen	1

Head to Head

Club Brugge KV Form

2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-05-09 Club Brugge KV 2–0 K. Sint-Truidense VV W 2026-05-03 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-26 KAA Gent 0–2 Club Brugge KV W 2026-04-22 Club Brugge KV 6–1 KV Mechelen W 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV L

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Form

2026-05-17 Club Brugge KV 5–0 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-05-10 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 KV Mechelen W 2026-05-02 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–1 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2026-04-26 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise W 2026-04-22 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–0 KAA Gent D 2026-04-19 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Club Brugge KV W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Club Brugge KV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.76 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise xG

I would bet for: Club Brugge KV to win 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Club Brugge KV59% Draw24% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise17%

Actual: Club Brugge KV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Club Brugge KV or Draw

83%

Draw or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

41%

Club Brugge KV or Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Club Brugge KV42% Draw46% Royale Union Saint-Gilloise12%

Actual: Club Brugge KV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

13.3%

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 1

11.4%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Club Brugge KV

Handicap	Club Brugge KV covers	Push	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	25%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Club Brugge KV keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.